by Christian K Caruzo at Breitbart News
Hundreds of thousands of Brazilians flocked to the streets of São Paulo on Sunday to peacefully express their support for former President Jair Bolsonaro in an ongoing investigation into a purported “coup” plot after his defeat in the 2022 presidential election.
The massive Sunday rally saw São Paulo’s roughly 1.7-mile-long Paulista Avenue full of Bolsonaro sympathizers, who predominantly wore the Brazilian flag’s green and yellow colors and the Brazil national soccer team jersey. While the Public Security Department estimated 750,000 people attended the rally, the Center of Operations of the San Paulo State Military Police said 1.8 million showed up. Bolsonaro, prior to the event, had described it as “a peaceful demonstration in defense of the democratic rule of law.”
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– FANTÁSTICO.
– Uma imagem para o mundo. pic.twitter.com/fSBLvowZz4— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) February 25, 2024
– Brasil, Terra prometida. pic.twitter.com/JGjnkMSCYp
— Jair M. Bolsonaro (@jairbolsonaro) February 26, 2024
The former Brazilian president was accompanied by his wife, former First Lady Michelle Bolsonaro, and allies such as the governor of São Paulo Tarcísio de Freitas.
Bolsonaro, who was banned last year from running for public office until 2030,…
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